TPO Roof System Protects New Arcade at Ocean City Amusement Park

Playland’s Castaway Cove is a long-standing amusement park located on the Ocean City, New Jersey boardwalk. Offering amusement rides, go karts, and mini golf, Playland’s Castaway Cove is Ocean City’s oldest amusement park, celebrating over 55 years in business. When part of the park was expanding to include an arcade, AAMCO Roofing LLC was selected for the job. Headquartered in Runnemede, New Jersey, the company has been a Versico contractor since 2008.

For this 17,500-square-foot new construction project, AAMCO Roofing decided to install a fully adhered TPO roof system from Versico. The roof system consisted of DensDeck Prime half-inch cover board, two layers of 3-inch VersiCore polyiso insulation adhered with Flexible DASH Adhesive, and 80-mil VersiWeld TPO membrane adhered with CAV-GRIP 3V Low-VOC Adhesive.

For the insulation installation, the Flexible DASH Adhesive was applied using Versico’s splatter method. “We chose to use the splatter application method with Flexible DASH Adhesive to save time and money,” says Mark Martino, owner of AAMCO Roofing. “Once we ran the numbers, we saw the potential savings right away.”

Increasing Efficiency

In 2020, Versico introduced the splatter application method for Flexible DASH Adhesive, which is approved for both membrane and insulation attachment when using Versico-approved dispensing equipment. Flexible DASH splatter application provides benefits including consistent application, improved aesthetics, improved performance, and better coverage rates. By moving from 4-inch beads to the splatter application method, Flexible DASH splatter application was able to provide up to 55% more coverage.

“Using a rig and drums, we were able to get a lot of the material down in a day,” Martino notes.

Once the insulation was installed, AAMCO Roofing installed the 80-mil VersiWeld TPO membrane using Versico’s CAV-GRIP 3V Low-VOC Adhesive and primer. Once the project was complete, the roof system received a 20-year Total System Warranty with 120-mph wind speed coverage.

Work on the project was completed in January 2024. The new building will house a brand-new arcade at Playland’s Castaway Cove beginning the summer of 2024.

TEAM

Roofing Contractor: AAMCO Roofing LLC, Runnemede, New Jersey, aamcoroofing.com

MATERIALS

Membrane: 80-mil VersiWeld TPO, Versico, versico.com

Insulation: VersiCore Polyiso Insulation, Versico

Adhesives: Flexible DASH Adhesive and CAV-GRIP 3V Low-VOC Adhesive, Versico

Cover Board: DensDeck Prime, Georgia-Pacific, buildgp.com